Two men found dead in Mulga may have been killed as they tried to escape while being taken to a vacant house, Jefferson County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Randy Christian said.

The men were found today in the 300 block of First Avenue in Mulga. They appeared to suffer gunshot wounds, Christian said.

The victims had no identification on them, he said, and their deaths are being investigated as a double homicide.

A motive is unknown, Christian said.

One body was found next to a house and one was found in a road near a house, according to Christian. Anyone with information has been asked to call the sheriffs office at 325-1450 or Crimestoppers at 254-7777.